THE CATERPILLAR LAB BLOG

CATERPILLAR OF THE WEEK: This week’s caterpillar comes to us from artist Gail Schellinger. What an awesome creature she has created! We hope to post more caterpillar art as time goes on -- we love seeing all the different ways that caterpillars have inspired people.

There are few caterpillars as invested in the defense of their adult forms as the White-marked Tussock, Orgyia leucostigma. The elegant colored spines and hair pencils that make tussocks so distinct will aid in the protection of all subsequent...